Pentax K-5 IIs
DSLR Camera
 vs Canon EOS 70D
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Pentax K-5 IIs

Best price $750
  • Smaller body size 57 in³ vs 70 in³
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 51,200 ISO vs 25,600 ISO
  • Has a waterproof camera body EOS 70D does not
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What’s good about the Canon EOS 70D

Best price
$737
  • 33% more battery life 1,300 shots vs 980 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.2 MP vs 16.3 MP
  • Newer camera September 2013 vs October 2012
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 25fps
  • Viewscreen flips out K-5 IIs does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities K-5 IIs does not have Wi-Fi
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What the Pentax K-5 IIs and Canon EOS 70D have in common

  • Weigh about the same 26.1 oz vs 26.7 oz
  • Similar street prices $750 vs $737
  • Similar image sensor size 372 in² vs 338 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots vs 1040k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 7 shots per second
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • external microphone jack
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Pentax K-5 IIs and the Canon EOS 70D

  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
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